285 unread entries this morning.

Other

• Context and Best Practices, bogardj
• Type initialization changes in .NET 4.0, Jon Skeet
• Agatha Vs NServiceBus?, Davy Brion
• Optimizing build times, Morten Lyhr
• SmartDraw 2010: An Easy-to-use Diagramming Tool, Will Kelly
• I just installed Visual Studio 2010, now how do I get Code Contracts? [Melitta Andersen], BCL Team
• Windows 7 tweak for adding drive letters to link window, Susan Bradley
• Automapper: Don't forget Mapper.Reset() at the start, Mark Needham
• Hacking Mono.Cecil - allowing invalid opcodes, Paul Mason
• The Weekly Source Code 48 - DynamicQueryable makes custom LINQ expressions easier, Scott Hanselman

Code to look at

• An Introduction to Encog Neural Networks for C#, Jeff Heaton
• Controlling the XML output when using the FOR XML AUTO statement in SQL Server, Backyard Hack Mechanic
• Using LINQ to create aggregates with nHydrate, gravbox, Michael S Knight

Data Access

• NHibernate new feature: Lazy Properties, Ayende Rahien

Web

• SlowNews: Sikuli, Letters.app, Pintura, Firefox 3.6, Kevin Dangoor
• Understanding asp.net MVC (Model View Controller) architecture for beginners, Kiran Dangar
• Domain Services with WCF RIA Services Introduction, Nicholas Allen
• CSS Basics: The Box Model, Jan Van Ryswyck
• Add a Last.fm widget to any web site with jQuery, Dan Hounshell
• ASP.NET: ListBox Scrollbar, Deborah Kurata
• IIS URL Rewrite – Hosting multiple domains under one site, Scott Forsyth
• MVC or WebForms: It's more about client side vs server side, Ian Copper
• Rolling a coke can around with pure CSS, Dion Almaer

Silverlight

• The PDC09 Keynoted Silverlight Facebook Client is now available (as a developer preview sample and without source), Greg Duncan

Database

• Attaching a Database, BuckWoody
• Convert binary value to string value, Peso

PowerShell

• The PowerScripting Centennial, PowerShell Team

Agile

• Removing Team Members, Mike Cohn

Architecture

• Architecture Analysis: Onion Architecture webcast, Jeffrey Palermo

Cloud Computing

• Windows Azure Deployment Stuck in Initializing, Busy, Stopping – Why?, ToddySM
• Cloudkick - Server Management and Monitoring, AWS Blog
• Windows Azure Debugging: Matching an Instance in the DevFabric to its Process, jnak
• Jordan Brand Social Mosaic Goes Live with Windows Azure Cloud Services, Windows Azure
• VMware, Cisco and NetApp announce Secure Multi-Tenancy architectural blueprint, Alessandro Perilli
• Cloud Computing Security Considerations, Microsoft Downloads
• How to Create an Azure Account Linked to Your MSDN Subscription, Guy Barrette
• Results of Cloud Computing Survey – Part 1: Is Cloud relevant?, Eric Nelson

Career

• J.D. Meier: What, Who, and How, Jim Glass
• How do you carry the load?, Dwayne Melancon
• Virtual Ark struggling to find a good developer, frankarr
• Career Growth and Finding Your Way Forward, JD
• Definition of a Great Team, Andy Leonard

Business

• Best marketing advice: just listen., Julie Lenzer Kirk
• Calling All Entrepreneurs: California Needs You, Vivek Wadhwa
• A Geek's Guide To Hiring Marketing People, Jason Cohen

Community

• Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp - Boston Area - March 29-April 2, Adam Machanic
• O’Reilly Webcast tomorrow, Jan 27, Top 10 Treats in EF4, Julie Lerman

Other link blogs

• Dew Drop – January 26, 2010, Alvin Ashcraft
• Daily Cloud Feed - Jan 26, 2010, Cloud Feed
• The Morning Brew #526, Chris Alcock